July 11, 1931-May 12, 2026 JoAnn “Jo” Gwendolyn Coffman, 94, passed away at the Sopris Lodge in Carbondale, Colorado. Her loving family, friends, and caregivers were close by and attentive for months up to her passing. She grew up in North Platte, Nebraska and then attended The University of Nebraska, where she met her husband, […]
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Lawrence ‘Larry’ Doble
February 1947 – January 2026 Lawrence “Larry” Doble passed away peacefully on January 18, 2026, three weeks before his 79th birthday, at his home in Carbondale, fulfilling his final wish. He was preceded in death by his parents, Richard and Mildred Doble, and his older brother, Dickie, all of whom are from Milo, Maine, where […]
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Obituary: Michael Josef Franz Ohnmacht
February 20, 1940 – April 25, 2026 Michael Ohnmacht, longtime stained-glass and mosaic artist, passed away peacefully at home in Glenwood Springs while listening to the Austrian Alpine music he loved from his youth. Born in Austria, Michael began apprenticing in stained glass at age 14. He immigrated to the United States in 1959 and […]
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Obituary: Patrick Gleason
July 22, 1955 – February 19, 2026 Patrick Leonard Gleason passed away peacefully in his home in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. Patrick was born in Denver on July 22, 1955, to George and Mary Jean Gleason, the fifth of seven children in a skiing family. Patrick grew up skiing Aspen […]
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Mallen Everitt Lent
February 2, 1947 – April 11, 2026 The Cosmos spoke and the Earth answered; tundra shook under the rapture of the beast’s hoof and the sky cried for glory. The enigma of the stars gathered and, in Peekskill, New York on Groundhog’s day 1947, a baby came into being named Mallen Everitt Lent. His shadow […]
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Terral Edward Anderson
June 9, 1942 – April 6, 2026 Terral Edward Anderson was born in Martinez, California on June 9, 1942 to Robert and Aurelius Anderson. Terry had one older brother, Rodney Robert Anderson. After high school, he enlisted in the Air Force in 1961 and trained at Kessler Air Force Base in Mississippi prior to being […]
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Obituary: Diana Quinn
May 26, 1950 – March 1, 2026 Diana Quinn went to be with her Lord on March 1, when a vehicle accident on Highway 133 took her life. She married her husband, Frank, on June 3, 1968, and they moved to the Roaring Fork Valley in the 1980s. Diana is survived by two children, Craig and Pat, and […]
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Brackett (Baer) Denniston
March 27, 1983 – March 7, 2026 Our beloved son, brother, uncle and friend, Baer, passed away on March 7, 2026, after a brief battle with cancer. Baer spent his final days surrounded by love with his family and friends. Baer, of Carbondale, was born March 27, 1983. He was the son of Brackett and […]
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Norman Henry Sisco
September 28, 1943 – February 25, 2026 Norman Henry Sisco passed away wrapped in comfort and love at Hope West in Grand Junction, Colorado on Feb. 25. 2026. Norman was a simple man. Nothing came easy for him. He worked hard for everything life brought his way, but man did he have tenacity. Right and […]
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Patricia DeFries Conger
November 1, 1929 – January 10, 2026 Patricia “Patty” DeFries Conger, 96, passed away peacefully on Jan. 10, surrounded by her loving children. Born on Nov. 1, 1929, in Oak Park, Illinois, Patty was a cherished daughter of Dorothy and John Webb and sister to George Webb and Julie Peralez, all of whom preceded her […]